Use this dialog box
to search pre-extracted metadata for a text string that you specify.
You can limit the search to tables, entities, or data models. You
can make other filtering choices, such as whether the search is case
sensitive. You can customize the search by specifying these criteria:
-
the type of search to perform
-
whether the search is case sensitive
-
the number of search results to
return
-
which sources and fields to include
in the search
You can perform a subsearch
by searching within a set of returned search results. You can also
clear all search criteria that you have specified by resetting the
defaults. Search results are displayed in the next page in the wizard.
The dialog box contains
these items.
Search String
specifies the search
string.
Case Sensitive
specifies whether you
want your search to be case sensitive, according to the exact casing
of the specified search string.
Search Type
defines how to use
the search string. From the drop-down menu, select from these options.
Contained in
searches for the search
string anywhere within the sources and fields.
Begins with
searches for the search
string only at the beginning within the sources and fields.
Matches
searches for an exact
match of the search string within the sources and fields.
Search Within Results
performs a subsearch
by searching within the previously returned search results.
Note: This check box is enabled
only if you display the Search Metadata for String dialog
box after you have already performed one search and clicked the Search
Within Results button on the SAP R/3 Metadata
Search page.
Sources and Fields
specifies the SAP R/3
metadata structures that you want to include when searching for the
search string:
Tables
includes SAP R/3 tables
in your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
Datamodel
includes SAP data models
in your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
Entities
includes entities in
your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
Tables with Columns
includes all SAP R/3
tables that contain columns in your metadata search.
Columns
includes columns in
your metadata search.
You can expand each
of these metadata structures to further specify what metadata is included
in the search. For example, if you select Datamodel,
you can choose to include the data model ID and exclude the data model
description.
The dialog box contains
these buttons.
Reset
clears any search criteria
that you have specified in the Search Metadata for String dialog
box and resets the window defaults.